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Using a state-of-the-art MRI machine, multiple images are taken from several angles while the patient remains comfortably in one position. Magnetic fields, rather than radiation, are used to create detailed images.
Women with a high risk of breast cancer can greatly benefit from Breast MRI, which may be used in addition to mammography to detect breast cancer.
Breast MRI is used to determine the extent of breast cancer in patients who have been diagnosed, detect cancer recurrences, identify possible breast cancer in women with extremely dense breast tissue, view lumps and questionable tissue found through mammography or ultrasound, and check breast implants for leaks and/or ruptures.
Four radiologists at PMC - Dr. Anthony Kendall, Dr. Garrick Sherman, Dr. Paul Matharoo and Dr. Jeff Settles - have received special training and are accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR) to read Breast MRI images. In order to receive this accreditation, the ACR reviewed quality control measures, equipment, safety policies and image quality. Physicians, scientists and technologists working with Breast MRI also met specific requirements.
Dr. Kendall said, "Having four accredited radiologists at one hospital is almost unheard of. While I was working toward accreditation, I spoke with a physician who worked at a hospital employing 90 radiologists and only one was accredited."
New technology offering advanced computer graphics for visualization is being used by the radiologists to read Breast MRI images.
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Source: Mayo Clinic